Physics · Gravitation and Space Mechanics
Given below are two statements, one labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R): Assertion (A): Astronauts in an orbiting spaceship experience weightlessness, even though the gravitational pull of the Earth acting on them is non-zero. Reason (R): The spaceship is in a state of continuous free fall towards the Earth while revolving in its orbit. Choose the correct answer from the codes given below:
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- 1(A) is false but (R) is true.
- 2(A) is true but (R) is false.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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